On Tuesday, St. Anthony never let their opponents score. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over the Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary Cardinals. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Anthony also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Benny Lane was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Lane has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Lane was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Robby Shepherd was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jesus Chavarria, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
St. Anthony's win bumped their record up to 10-4-1. As for Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
St. Anthony will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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